Lynchpin (Noun)
Meaning 1
A central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The horse drawn carriage would periodically stop along the side of the road, while one of the hands worked quickly to remove a badly rusted lynchpin holding an uncertain axle joint, delaying travelers ever hour in delays awaiting change-over teams.
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- Both drivers understood that all the king's men would be to undo what the rain had done as a misplaced one quarter inch rusted black lynchpin had just rendered the Queen's horse carriage unusable necessitating an arduous recovery process now all getting under trying for what could be done.
- Another night drive to the country found Thomas' coach wheel bouncing loose having come loose free turning away any turn from road which Thomas knew signified a missing lynchpin, signifying the oncoming serious mishap now most certainly needed to be spotted requiring some immediate roadside assistance during nighttime stops for the help required with needed roadside replacement lynchpins.